Protest over Knowsley North by-election
- Title
- Protest over Knowsley North by-election
- Genre
- News report; Interview
- TX Date
- 22 Oct 1986
- Year of production
- 1986
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- Duration
- 00:02:21
- Description
- Report on a protest by four women who chained themselves to the railings outside a Labour Party NEC meeting in protest against moves to impose a moderate candidate in the Knowsley North by-election. Includes Mary Vickers explaining why the women are making the protest and describing Labour leader Neil Kinnock’s reaction as he entered the meeting. Male reporter not identified.
- Contributors
- Mary Vickers
- Keywords
- Elections; Politics; Labour Party; Political protests; Demonstrations; Political parties; Neil Kinnock; Political process; Knowsley; Militant Tendency
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LBC/IRN, "Protest over Knowsley North by-election". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/lbc/search/index.php/segment/0015700058013 (Accessed 25 Jun 2025)